Nyagwisi Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Nyagwisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
Nyagwisi (80) may also be a first name.
Nyagwisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyagwisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyagwisi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nyagwisi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyagwisi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 881,213th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagwisi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 80 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 243,971. In Tanzania Nyagwisi is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 89 percent live, Pwani Region, where 4 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangwisi | 94 | 5 | / |
| Nyaguisi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwisi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguisi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwesi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nyakwise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyagwechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangweser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'wechi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwesa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niagwezi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyakweezi | 59 | 7 | / |
| Nyakwezzi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyakweesa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwezi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nnyakwezi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwesha | 56 | 3 | / |
| Nyankweshe | 56 | 2 | / |
| Nyakweze | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyagwisi
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